Why is sugar bad for you?

[Wolf(e)]

I don't mean the sugar in candy bars or ice cream, and I don't mean artificial sweeteners, and I'm also not disagreeing, I would just like to get a better understanding of why.
I mean pure sugar, like what people might put in coffee.
If there are only 15 calories, zero grams of fat, zero mgs of sodium, and 4 grams of carbs, and the only thing the ingredients say is Sugar, meaning there is nothing artificial in it, then why exactly is it bad for me?
And what about brown sugar?
The only reason I ask is because I basically can't eat oatmeal unless I throw in two teaspoons of it.

Also... I did not want to make this a thread at all, but since I couldnt find the answer in a search (and I did search, but about 800 pages came up and I scanned through a lot of them without finding an answer) I figured I might as well ask it here.
What is the best brand for a multivitamin? I mean for quality, not price.
I'm currently taking GNCs Mega Man. Is this of good quality in your opinions?

[Iron7]

Table sugar has no health benefits, try to eat fruits or honey with your oatmeal they are natural sugar have health benefits to them.
I think GNC is ok I like Animal Pak but some ppl might this product is overrated.

[Wolf(e)]

Table sugar has no health benefits, try to eat fruits or honey with your oatmeal they are natural sugar have health benefits to them.
I think GNC is ok I like Animal Pak but some ppl might this product is overrated.

Well, I'm not looking for health benefits in the sugar, but I don't want to eat it if it's BAD. But since there isn't anything artificial in it, and there are hardly any calories and no sodium... I don't get why people say table sugar is bad.
Or am I wrong, table sugar isn't bad?

[shadownynja]

Because sugar in and of itself spikes insulin wich causes you to store fat.

[Wolf(e)]

Because sugar in and of itself spikes insulin wich causes you to store fat.

Aye... so how come table sugar isn't reccomended PWO?

And what kind of sugar is table sugar? It only says sugar, for the ingredients.

Is it dextrose or sucrose or.. something else?

[shadownynja]

Sucrose. I dont know why its not recomended. I assume carbs do a better job then sucrose. But i dont know.

[SixDollarBurger]

for pwo, stick to dextrose or glucose, reason: they are the simplest form of sugar and gets assimilated into your blood faster. i.e. gatorade, pure dextrose, grape juice. You get the idea...

[Wolf(e)]

for pwo, stick to dextrose or glucose, reason: they are the simplest form of sugar and gets assimilated into your blood faster. i.e. gatorade, pure dextrose, grape juice. You get the idea...

But isn't sucrose more natural, and therefore healthier than dextrose? I don't mean PWO, I mean in general.

[LightCrow]

But isn't sucrose more natural, and therefore healthier than dextrose? I don't mean PWO, I mean in general.

The problem with sucrose is that it is used first by the liver to refill itself and then to refill muscles secondly. Your primary goal in a PWO shake/meal is to refill the muscles' glycogen, not your liver. Dextrose on the other hand will be used to refill your muscles.

I don't know many people who bodybuild that even recommend dextrose except PWO. Simply becaue it (and sucrose) will leave you hungry 30 minutes after eating.

[corvettecris]

for pwo, stick to dextrose or glucose, reason: they are the simplest form of sugar and gets assimilated into your blood faster. i.e. gatorade, pure dextrose, grape juice. You get the idea...

Isn't Gatoraide mostly Fructose?

Anyway, I suggest slowly weaning yourseld off of sugar. I have found, at least for myself, that sugar is an aquired taste. If you slowly reduce the amount you eat all together, you will find that it will take a lot less sugar for something to taste really sweet. I reduced my overall sugar over the course of a few months (no soda, sweet tea, cake, pie, etc), now a half of a teaspoon is plenty enough for it to taste sweet to me. I also frequently use a half teaspoon of all natural honey, banana slices, or a tablespoon of raisins as a sweetner for my oatmeal. Try it and see what you think.

[Accomplished]

I don't mean the sugar in candy bars or ice cream, and I don't mean artificial sweeteners, and I'm also not disagreeing, I would just like to get a better understanding of why.
I mean pure sugar, like what people might put in coffee.
If there are only 15 calories, zero grams of fat, zero mgs of sodium, and 4 grams of carbs, and the only thing the ingredients say is Sugar, meaning there is nothing artificial in it, then why exactly is it bad for me?
And what about brown sugar?
The only reason I ask is because I basically can't eat oatmeal unless I throw in two teaspoons of it.

Also... I did not want to make this a thread at all, but since I couldnt find the answer in a search (and I did search, but about 800 pages came up and I scanned through a lot of them without finding an answer) I figured I might as well ask it here.
What is the best brand for a multivitamin? I mean for quality, not price.
I'm currently taking GNCs Mega Man. Is this of good quality in your opinions?

Read this.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...light=low+carb
It will explain it and then some.

[V5RED]

I don't mean the sugar in candy bars or ice cream, and I don't mean artificial sweeteners, and I'm also not disagreeing, I would just like to get a better understanding of why.
I mean pure sugar, like what people might put in coffee.
If there are only 15 calories, zero grams of fat, zero mgs of sodium, and 4 grams of carbs, and the only thing the ingredients say is Sugar, meaning there is nothing artificial in it, then why exactly is it bad for me?
And what about brown sugar?
The only reason I ask is because I basically can't eat oatmeal unless I throw in two teaspoons of it.

Also... I did not want to make this a thread at all, but since I couldnt find the answer in a search (and I did search, but about 800 pages came up and I scanned through a lot of them without finding an answer) I figured I might as well ask it here.
What is the best brand for a multivitamin? I mean for quality, not price.
I'm currently taking GNCs Mega Man. Is this of good quality in your opinions?

sugar isnt bad for you, i have it in every meal

any weight gainer shake is poor quality compared to real food

here is a good weight gainer shake for someone your size to add to a meal

3/4 cup oats, 1.5 cups milk, one packet swiss miss

not too big, but its a nice start

[Ruffian]

is dextrose like in honey, bananas, oats ect...?

[J.J. Walker]

is dextrose like in honey, bananas, oats ect...?

I think there might be some naturally occurring dextrose in fruits & corn. I bought dextrose from a health food store once and I believe it said it was made from corn.

I'm not really a fan of the high gi approach. I've tried everything, and it didn't work the best for me.

[anonymous123]

oh how times have changed lol

[MAGnitude]

too many calories cause you to store fat

[ArchangelEST]

Oh how annoying it is to bump 7 year old threads... Shoot me, guilty.